Former NYC Councilman Ruben Diaz Sr. - Are The Groups Lining Up For A Possible Political Coup In The Bronx?

 

 WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

By Former NYC Councilman

Rev. Ruben Diaz

You Should Know that the Bronx Democratic Party Convention, that took place on the night of Tuesday, September 6th was held to select a candidate to fill the vacancy for the 80^th Assembly District in the Bronx.   However, it appears that this process was filled with Betrayals, Disenchantments, Disappointments and Political Back Stabbings.

 

You should know that rumor has it that Councilman Rafael Salamanca, despite not being one of the candidates, was the biggest winner, and no less while he was vacationing in the Dominican Republic.

 

Please know that there were two candidates to select from, they were Mr. John Zaccaro, Chief of Staff and close friend of Councilman Rafael Salamanca, and Ms. Aisha Bravo, a Community Leader, and the District Manager of the Community Planning Board # 7 in the Bronx.

 

Councilman Rafael Salamanca, who is emerging as a possible candidate to become the next Bronx Borough President in the next (3) three years, apparently has been working behind the scenes, for months, coordinating, calling, and arranging for the Democratic Party support for his protégé Mr. Zaccaro.  Salamanca brilliantly went on vacation to the Dominican Republic so as not to give the impression that he was taking part in the decisions that would be carried out, but Surprise, Surprise!

 

Rumor has it that Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson fearing that Councilman Salamanca may challenge her in three years, contacted Congressmen Richie Torres and Adriano Espaillat hoping to deter Salamanca by backing Aisha Bravo.

 

According to the story swirling around political circles, Assemblyman Jeff Dinowitz who presided over the convention acknowledged all the elected officials present, he even acknowledged Mark Gjonaj, an ex-elected official, and failed to acknowledge Councilwoman Valerie Velázquez, Mark Gjonaj’s political rival. This enraged Velázquez, as evident when she got up and left the Convention, saying that she would make an alliance with Senator Gustavo Rivera the Political Enemy of the Bronx Democratic Machine. Ha!

 

This story gets even better and more interesting when Assemblywoman Natalia Fernandez, who had pledged allegiance to Vanessa Gibson, Richie Torres and Espaillat changed her mind and gave her endorsement to Mr. John Zaccaro, leaving Ms. Bravo in the air.

 

You should Know that in the end Salamanca and his political circle emerged victorious when the Democratic party chose John Zaccaro as its official Candidate for Assembly District #80 in the Bronx.

 

Rumor has it that Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson, Richie Torres, and company upon being defeated by the Salamanca’s group have expressed their discontent with Jamaal Bailey, President of the Democratic Party, and its entire Hierarchy.

 

Speculation has begun, of a possible coup d'état where Senator Gustavo Rivera would be the next President of the Bronx Democratic Party; endangering the possible re-election of Adriano Espaillat and Richie Torres who have, obviously, suffered a second loss in the battle for Political Power in the County of Salsarenque. ! Ay, Que Bochinche!!!

 

I Am Rev. Ruben Diaz, and This Is What You Should Know.